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The image shows an elevated angle looking down onto a rural scene. Trees, buildings, including thatched cottages and barns, define the horizon. The brushstrokes create detailed textures in the roofs and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white tones for contrast. A wooden fence separates the viewer from people and animals. A small village or farmstead is surrounded by trees in the distance. The sky features linear etching suggesting clouds with birds.
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The image shows an elevated angle looking down onto a rural scene. Trees, buildings, including thatched cottages and barns, define the horizon. The brushstrokes create detailed textures in the roofs and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white tones for contrast. A wooden fence separates the viewer from people and animals. A small village or farmstead is surrounded by trees in the distance. The sky features linear etching suggesting clouds with birds.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Blekerye aededuyne gelegen (Farms and Bleaching-Fields)

Claes Jansz Visscher

Date
c. 1611/1612
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 10.4 x 15.7 cm (4 1/8 x 6 3/16 in.) sheet: 17.5 x 25.4 cm (6 7/8 x 10 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1971.63.1.132
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Haerlem: vicit vim virtus: pl.11
Volume
Livre de Paissage: f.132

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • bird
  • animal
  • Agriculture
  • Farm
  • Sky
  • Figures

NGA object ID 52667. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.